We can’t have too many smart and well educated people around, now can we? If we want the US tech industry to remain globally competitive, recruiting highly skilled people from other countries is not a bad idea. Many of the most influential and successful drivers of the domestic tech scene are Indian, for example. We should be offering green cards to any non citzens who earns a graduate degree in the hard sciences, math, or engineering. Maybe citizenship for a PhD. These folks contribute mightily to our economy, and to our society. Of course, I am generally in favor of free education for all Americans, and applaud most types of success. This is not a zero sum game, people. We are still free enough (though sometimes barely) to climb in accordance with our aspirations. I love it when foreigners can more fully participate in that process and become contributing members of our society, especially when they seek to assimilate with us.
We can’t have too many smart and well educated people around, now can we? If we want the US tech industry to remain globally competitive, recruiting highly skilled people from other countries is not a bad idea. Many of the most influential and successful drivers of the domestic tech scene are Indian, for example. We should be offering green cards to any non citzens who earns a graduate degree in the hard sciences, math, or engineering. Maybe citizenship for a PhD. These folks contribute mightily to our economy, and to our society. Of course, I am generally in favor of free education for all Americans, and applaud most types of success. This is not a zero sum game, people. We are still free enough (though sometimes barely) to climb in accordance with our aspirations. I love it when foreigners can more fully participate in that process and become contributing members of our society, especially when they seek to assimilate with us.